>>Not in California. "The will of the majority" trumps -- and even changes -- the constitution at will.
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>Which certainly comes in handy for organizing lynch mobs or public stonings.
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>I still find it stunning that civil marriage is considered in any other way than as part of contract law. I would never question the right of a religion to include or exclude any group of people or set of behaviors it likes in determining what it calls "marriage" but anything with legal implications by the government should be governed only by the right to enter into a consensual contract.
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>The idea that this imposition of religious beliefs on civil law should be allowed makes me very sad.

Indeed.

I've long been a proponent of removing ALL legal privileges such as tax advantages, etc. for married couples until all citizens have the right to become coupled. It's unjust taxation. We had a little fight over that a while back.